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Supporting disadvantaged children with their online learning
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th January 2021
The EverLearner launches a GoFundMe campaign to help disadvantaged children in the UK who are struggling to complete their online learning
In early January, The EverLearner set up a £10k fund which teachers could apply to help their most disadvantaged children during the national lockdown. Within just one day the entirety of the fund had been distributed to teachers in need. Students need...
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Tappity - the interactive educational science app for kids
by: Startacus Admin ~ 15th January 2021
The lowdown on the innovative EdTech app Tappity that's on a mission to help kids learn about science in a way they'll actually enjoy...
YouTube and other similar platforms are many things, good and bad. One thing they are is a wealth of knowledge - videos can be found explaining practically any topic, providing tutorials and lessons, and generally expanding the viewer’s knowledge. The pr...
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24 Year-Old Founder Sells Bedroom Startup To UK Education Giant
by: Startacus Admin ~ 11th November 2020
Major success for 24 year-old UK entrepreneur having sold his bedroom-built app to UCAS, the UK's university admission service
Fab news for a 24 year-old first-time entrepreneur who built a mobile app company from his bedroom, as he has just announced that the business has been acquired by UCAS, the UK’s university admissions service.
What is even more remarkable is that the young ...
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Startup of the Week - Kidadl
by: Startacus Admin ~ 16th September 2020Kidadl is an online platform and app to help you discover new and interesting ideas to keep your kids entertained - whether you’re at home or out and about.
If you’ve got kids you’ll know only too well how keeping them entertained is a must. And since we all lead such busy lives, it’s vital that we make the most of our time together - making new family memories a...
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Bibliu raises £500k with support from Angel Investment Network
by: Startacus Admin ~ 12th August 2020Major investment news for the innovative digital education platform Bibliu...
Great news for Edtech startup BibliU with the announcement that it has raised £500,000 as part of a Series A extension funding round, supported by Angel Investment Network (AIN), the world’s largest online angel investment platform.
The London-based startup is a digital education platform that pro...
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Blackbullion - financial skills for young people
by: Startacus Admin ~ 26th July 2020The London-based EdTech startup that provides digital financial education to help young people develop financial skills for life
As we have written before, finances can be hard to manage. We have written about startups like Cash Coach, which helps users with saving through gamification, but nothing beats simply learning how to manage your finances early on so that it doesn’t become a big, o...
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BOOP, a SEN learning platform secures Government COVID-19 response funding
by: Startacus Admin ~ 30th June 2020BOOP, an innovative software education platform for children with special education needs (SEN) secures a slice of £20m Government funding to support communities through the COVID-19 pandemic.
BOOP, which is owned by Limejar, aims to improve learning outcomes for children who have additional educational needs. It aims to encourage collaboration and teamwork among the key people invo...
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Tech Will Save Us, the EdTech startup smashes Seedrs crowdfunding target within 24 hours
by: Startacus Admin ~ 30th April 2020
Innovative startup Tech Will Save Us smashes crowdfunding target within first day...
Within 24 hours of launching on Seedrs, the Edtech startup Tech Will Save Us, which provides hybrid online and offline learning experiences for kids, has reached its £200k crowdfunding target and is now continuing into overfunding. The venture-backed business, which has already helped 1.2m kids build and ...
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Startup of the Week - Tandem
by: Startacus Admin ~ 20th March 2020Tandem, the language learning app that makes the process a whole lot easier...
With most of us likely to be spending more time at home in the coming weeks, we ought to be thinking of ways to use that time well. It may be easy to wile away the hours endlessly scrolling through social media but apart from being a waste of time, it’s also pretty detrimental to our mental health. It’d be ...
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Building a strong foundation for your startup journey via education
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th March 2020How uni can be of real benefit if you're planning to build a startup...
Many successful startups are founded by people who have not followed the traditional educational route. Having a degree is not a requirement for becoming a successful entrepreneur. However, for some people, going through college and graduate school is still the best route.It provides them with a structured way to build the sk...
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- Countingup closes £9.1 million Series A investment 3rd Mar 2021 Major investment news for the London-based fintech to support its product innovation and ambition to help small businesses thrive across the UK
- FourJaw’s six figure venture capital boost 1st Mar 2021 The Yorkshire-based tech spin-out, FourJaw secures major funding to assist with developing its technological solutions for the manufacturing sector
- Week Gen-C to offer career and entrepreneurship respite to pandemic-hit youth 1st Mar 2021 Week Gen-C is a week long calendar of events focused on entrepreneurship and careers, aimed at helping young people affected by the covid pandemic in the North West of NI
- #YSYSAccessWeek: Building a diverse, inclusive and accessible tech startup ecosystem 28th Feb 2021 Leading startup community, YSYS launch 4 days of innovative online conversations and a range of new initiatives with the core theme of “Access”